Dismissal for unsatisfactory grades or progress/Probationary PerioD
Academic Warning
If a student fails to maintain the required academic progress, he/she will be placed on Academic Warning. The student must attain the required GPA and/or a number of achieved credit hours during the warning period or he/she may be dismissed from school.
Appeal Process
Any student not attaining the required GPA or achieved hours during the warning period will receive a written dismissal notice, sent by certified mail. The student may submit a written appeal of his/her dismissal within five calendar days of receipt of the dismissal notice. The appeal should be addressed to the School Director.
The appeal must be accompanied by documentation of the mitigating circumstances that have prevented the student from attaining satisfactory academic progress and evidence that changes have occurred to allow the student to now meet standards of satisfactory academic progress. Only extraordinary circumstances will be considered, such as death or severe illness in the immediate family. Before an appeal may be granted, a written academic plan must be provided by the student which clearly identifies a viable plan for the student to successfully complete the program within the maximum time-frame allowed.
The Appeals Committee, composed of the School Director and the board of director will examine all appeals. The student will be sent the committee's written decision within five days of the School Director's receipt of the appeal. The decision of the committee is final.
Students reinstated upon appeal are on probationary status, during which time they must meet the terms and conditions set out in the committee’s letter granting the appeal. At the end of the term, and at the end of every term thereafter, the student’s academic status will be reviewed. The student may continue on probation as long as he or she meets the terms of the academic plan approved at the time the student’s appeal was granted, until such time as satisfactory academic progress status is regained.
Maximum Time Frame
All program requirements must be completed within a maximum time frame of 1.5 times the normal program length, as measured in attempted credits.
If a student fails to maintain the required academic progress, he/she will be placed on Academic Warning. The student must attain the required GPA and/or a number of achieved credit hours during the warning period or he/she may be dismissed from school.
Appeal Process
Any student not attaining the required GPA or achieved hours during the warning period will receive a written dismissal notice, sent by certified mail. The student may submit a written appeal of his/her dismissal within five calendar days of receipt of the dismissal notice. The appeal should be addressed to the School Director.
The appeal must be accompanied by documentation of the mitigating circumstances that have prevented the student from attaining satisfactory academic progress and evidence that changes have occurred to allow the student to now meet standards of satisfactory academic progress. Only extraordinary circumstances will be considered, such as death or severe illness in the immediate family. Before an appeal may be granted, a written academic plan must be provided by the student which clearly identifies a viable plan for the student to successfully complete the program within the maximum time-frame allowed.
The Appeals Committee, composed of the School Director and the board of director will examine all appeals. The student will be sent the committee's written decision within five days of the School Director's receipt of the appeal. The decision of the committee is final.
Students reinstated upon appeal are on probationary status, during which time they must meet the terms and conditions set out in the committee’s letter granting the appeal. At the end of the term, and at the end of every term thereafter, the student’s academic status will be reviewed. The student may continue on probation as long as he or she meets the terms of the academic plan approved at the time the student’s appeal was granted, until such time as satisfactory academic progress status is regained.
Maximum Time Frame
All program requirements must be completed within a maximum time frame of 1.5 times the normal program length, as measured in attempted credits.
